Ruhepausen

[ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩]

/[ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ruhepausen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,158 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,158
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause

Corpus desk

Index DE-ruhepausen · Ruhepausen · German

Ruhepausen · rank #92,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,158
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rufs

Nearest frequency peer: Rufs (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ruhepausen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ruhepausen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ruhepausen
PropertyValue
HeadwordRuhepausen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ruhepausen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ruhepausenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rufs“ (#92,156), „routers“ (#92,155), „rotbraune“ (#92,154). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ruhepausen“ bei #92,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ruhepausen is uncommon German at frequency #92,158 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ruhepausen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ruhepausen, spelled R-U-H-E-P-A-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ruhepausen"?
"Ruhepausen" is spelled R-U-H-E-P-A-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩].
What does "Ruhepausen" mean?
As a noun, "Ruhepausen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ruhepause
How do you pronounce "Ruhepausen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ruhepausen" is [ˈʁuːəˌpaʊ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ruhepausen" come from?
"Ruhepausen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ruhepausen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list